Explain why do the planets not twinkle but the stars twinkle?
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Explanation:
Due to the planets' apparent closeness to Earth, the light coming from these celestial bodies does not bend much due to Earth's atmosphere. ... Therefore, the light coming from our solar system's planets does not appear to twinkle like stars.
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Planets appear larger to human eyes as compared to stars because they are closer. As the angle subtended by the planets at the human eye is more, the shift in their position(as compared to stars) is smaller. Since, the shift is smaller, they do not twinkle.
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